18.4.09

Hugo Largo- Mettle (1989)

Sometimes less is more…
On Hugo Largo’s first LP Mimi Goese sang softly, with an occasional dramatic rise, fitting in perfectly with the sparse, lilting instrumentation. Here she indulges in sometimes grating vocal acrobatics and lyrically the songs are verbose. Musically this LP is as splendid as Drum, but has a more contrived feel due to Mimi’s excesses.Of course, this is entirely subjective, and if this is your cup of tea I have a solo album of hers somewhere…
Line up here is the same as on Drum.